Finally!  After a 15 yr delay from when this project was first scheduled, and then we had the multiple CoVid delays this summer, we will now have new restrooms, showers and laundry!  Thank you Port of Seattle!

Marina email 11-25-20

Our laundry facilities will be scheduled to open 10am on Monday, November 30^th ! The facilities will accept payment by credit card through the PayRange app.

Visit the website:

https://www.payrange.com/download/

to download the PayRange app on your phone today.

For FAQs and app assistance click here.

Please contact PayRange for troubleshooting the app or payment questions:
support@payrange.com or 1-855-856-6398

These numbers are posted on each gate and everyone should have these in their phone.  Please save this image to your phone or take a picture of the one on the gates.  There is also a link on the right side of this page.  And, as always, if you see something, say something!  

• The Port has a great haz-mat recycling program! Used oil, diesel and hydraulic fluid goes in tank near restroom; used batteries, gasoline, and antifreeze/coolant go to Hazmat Box down near Seaview Boatyard (south end)
• Garbage goes in the green waste container, all recycling goes in the yellow containers.
• Please put your donated “junk” (items you no longer need but don’t want to toss) near the dumpster and not at the gate, so more people can see them.
• Remind your guests and crew to park near the street in Guest Parking. The Port is towing all vehicles that are parked in Permit Parking that don’t have a current year permit.
• Please control your dogs (by your side or on a leash at all times) and please clean up after them! (the Seattle Leash Law is in effect on the docks, too)
• To avoid smash and grab car break-ins, do not leave items visible in your car.
• There have been prowlers on the docks and the waterways so please lock your boat, dinghy, etc and please call the Port’s cell phone, 601-4089, if you see anything/anyone suspicious.

Thank you for making this a great place to live and moor!

V-Man and Kids V-Man
(Vessel Mutual Assistance Network)

The VHF radio is an important safety item on board any boat and here at Shilshole, we also use it as a form of communication in times of emergency and/or critical events.

We have a weekly VHF radio net to help us get better acquainted with our marine radios, learn radio protocol (manners) and to get to know our neighbors.

The Net has a monitor (net controller), Sheri. She will explain what to do and when to do it. (You may want to just listen in the first time). The Port of Seattle Police and Marina Security also check in to give us an update on any marina issues.

Please join us for V-Man on VHF Channel 71 every Monday night at 8pm. No experience is required and all Shilshole tenants are welcome.

An hour earlier (7pm) on VHF 71, is the Kids V-Man check-in for all the boats that have children on board. It is an opportunity for them to get used to the radio and connect with other kids in the marina!  Parents-please help your kids participate.

For more emergency preparation ideas, please visit:  http://www.shilsholecommunity.org/shilshole-prepares/

Wednesday was our Dock Captain meeting with the Port where we have an opportunity to hear the latest updates from the Port regarding security, construction, proposed changes, and any other issues concerning Shilshole Marina.

dock captain notes 9-23-20

Shilshole Marina now has a Free Little Library, thanks to Sheri on Fredal!  She has worked hard to obtain permission from the Port, acquire materials, assemble and finish the project and, this week, install it at the Marina Office bldg.  You may have seen these neighborhood libraries throughout the city.  It is a place to leave a book, or take a book …no more having to use the laundry room shelf 🙂

Sheri is net control for the Monday eve V-Man checkin and is a board member of the Shilshole Liveaboard Assoc.

The Port of Seattle is putting together a list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new restroom/laundry/parking lot to be published before the facilities are completed next month.  Please submit your questions to:  riley.s@portseattle.org

Here is video of the new restrooms…

The Port has, again, pushed out the completion of the restrooms/laundry/paving project another month, now not expected to be completed til the end of September.  Read their latest update here…